Novell Netware 3.12 Functionality, Support, & Administration

Introduction Founded In Late 1980’s N.O.S. - Network Operating System –Application Server –File Server –Print Server C2 Compliance Rating By N.C.S.C. –Sample Requirements

Network Design -Novell Netware -Citrix Winframe -Protocols

Netware Client Side Utilities -Some require Supervisor privileges Requires a drive mapping to \\ \SYS (or /SYS:) Syscon.exe Fconsole.exe Pconsole.exe Volinfo.exe Setpass.exe Session.exe Send.exe Slist.exe Userlist.exe Whoami.exe Rconsole.exe Monitor.nlm Install.nlm

Syscon.exe Accounting Change Current Server File Server Information Group Information Supervisor Options User Information

Fconsole.exe Broadcast Console Message Change Current File Server Connection Information Down File Server Status Version Information

Pconsole.exe Change Current File Server Print Queue Information Print Server Information

Volinfo.exe Volumes Volume Name KiloBytes Change Servers Update Interval

Setpass.exe Used to change your own password Cannot be used to change another user’s password

Session.exe Change Current Server Drive Mappings Group List Search Mappings Select Default Drive User List

Send.exe MS-DOS command used to broad cast a text message to a user or group

Slist.exe MS-DOS based command used to return a list of available Novell Netware servers

Userlist.exe MS-DOS based command used to return a list of Bindery/NDS authenticated users

Whoami.exe MS-DOS based command used to return Bindery/NDS authentication information for your own network session (logon)

Rconsole.exe Must be run from the \public directory of the SYS: volume Used for remotely administrating a Novell Netware server Gives the impression of actually being at the server console itself RSPX protocol required as well as remote.nlm Almost all server side software based functions can be performed through Rconsole.exe providing there is a network transport available

Rconsole.exe (cont.) When navigating the monitor through Rconsole, use +/- keys to view different loaded modules When navigating the console while physically AT the server console itself, use the + keys Similar to + ‘ing your way through different loaded Windows applications + at the console will actually display a menu of possible console choices - only available while physically at the file server console

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Connection Information Use to monitor file reservations in use Use to manually clear connections (force login disconnection)

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Disk Information Use to check physical storage device information (HDD) Use to modify physical storage device properties

Rconsole.exe (cont.) LAN Information Use to monitor per protocol, per frame, and per network card statistics

Rconsole.exe (cont.) System Module Information Displays add on modules and patches subsequent to NOS build

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Lock File Server Console Use to password protect file server console from intruders who gain access to the server locally or who gain access via Rconsole.exe Similar to Lock Workstation command in Windows NT

Rconsole.exe (cont.) File Open/Lock Activity Use to view files currently in use and those that may be locked

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Resource Utilization Use to monitor key Netware resource allocation and performance Similar to Windows NT Performance Monitor (Perfmon.exe)

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Exit Use to unload the Monitor.nlm from the server console The command “unload monitor.nlm” can also be used to unload the monitor Use the command “load monitor.nlm” from the system console to manually load the monitor

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Monitor.nlm can only be loaded once concurrently If the monitor is not available (unloaded) when at the console, simply use the “load monitor.nlm” command to load it

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Install.nlm Load from the console by using the command “load install.nlm”

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Install.nlm Use to set installation, startup, and administrative options

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Disk Options Use to Format physical disks Use to create and delete Netware partitions on physical drives Use to set up software RAID level 1 on drives Use to perform physical disk characteristic tests on physical drives (similar to Microsoft’s chkdsk or scandisk)

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Volume Options Use to add, modify, and delete Netware volumes on logical partitions Use to manually mount or dismount volumes Netware syntax –\\SRVNOV1\CMSS (UNC) –SRVNOV1/CMSS: (Netware) SYS is a required Netware volume Additional volumes usually house user and application data

Rconsole.exe (cont.) System Options Mainly used to modify startup configuration files which identify the operating environment –Startup.ncf (similar to config.sys) –Autoexec.ncf (similar to autoexec.bat)

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Product Options One way of installing additional Netware or aftermarket products Similar to InstallShield Wizard

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Exit Use to properly exit and unload the Install.nlm “unload install.nlm” can also be used from the System Console

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Exiting Rconsole.exe properly Do not hit the key and answer yes - this will exit the monitor.nlm only as shown in the example

Rconsole.exe (cont.) Exiting Rconsole.exe properly Use + to exit Rconsole.exe properly - you should see a display similar to that shown in the example

System Console Commands Time Returns the current date and time of the file server

System Console Commands (cont.) Set time = Use to change the date and/or time of the file server

System Console Commands (cont.) Disable login –Prohibits any subsequent logins to the Netware server Enable login –Enables subsequent login activity Useful for keeping users off the server if maintenance is required

System Console Commands (cont.) Mount –Use to mount Netware volumes manually Dismount –Use to dismount Netware volumes System Console will alert you if a dismount is attempted on a volume that has open files

System Console Commands (cont.) Load –Use to load Netware Loadable Modules (.NLM’s) –“load xxxx.nlm” Unload –Use to unload Netware Loadable Modules –“unload xxxx.nlm” NLM’s are similar to Windows NT services, applications, or TSR (terminate and stay resident) programs NLM’s can be loaded manually at the console or in the Startup.ncf/Autoexec.ncf environment files at boot-up

System Console Commands (cont.) Set –Use to view all environment variables and file server configuration options –Use to create or change any number of configuration changes on the file server

System Console Commands (cont.) Track (on/off) –Use to toggle Netware router tracking on/off –When enabled, the server console will display all inbound and outbound connection sessions with local and remote hosts on the network Similar to Microsoft Networking “nbtstat -s” and “netstat” commands

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